Biographical Sketch

Trained as a GP (1990).
PhD-study on the psycho-social care by GPs for patients who have experienced a traumatic event, and on PTSD (2002, Promotor J.A. Knottnerus, Maastricht University).

I presently teach in the undergraduate curriculum of our medical school. I have various responsibilities such as teaching students, teaching and coaching teachers about medical education, developing educational modules, and representation of our department in several committees. I also perform research in medical education.

Interests and Focus

My fields of expertise are medical education and assessment. I also perform research on medical education.

Representative for the department of General Practice, for the content of the progress exams

Examiner of Clinical Reasoning year 1

Research in Medical education

My present research is about introducing a patient panel in the medical curriculum. Third year medical students follow 4 patients from a general practice during three years. What is the effect of this experience on communication and other skills?

Key Publications

Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after non-traumatic events: evidence from an open population study